Kai Michael Neumann Poet Free verse

Seniority Blues

Times they are so much a-changing
as Dylan proposed Bob and not Dylan
who was a genius but also a drunkard 

When black seems white 
and white appears black
grey silver hair is reaching 
its tune and completion

Tim is told he needs a new quartet 
Time Place Reason and Feeling

And yet he sings the Seniority Blues

Age is surely no achievement 
and youth no transgression
but the pendulum has swung
dialectics require constant change

Surely he needs to hand over the baton
Baton Rouge? Baton Royal Marine? Beating retreat?

Why should he go with the proverbial times
when the times refuse to go with him?

Tim prefers intuition over merely following the crowd


03rd October2018

Reference to: 

Bob Dylan 'The times they are a-changing'.
Dylan Thomas, the Welsh writer.
Baton Rouge in Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose,
('Me and Bobby Mac Gee' written by Kris Kristofferson
but more convincingly sung by Janis Joplin).

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David Smith May 8, 2019 at 4:13 AM Your lines pack a punch, Enough to get our attention. I think we should enjoy the music, Before we fade into the background. Best regards David in NZ

Mystic Rose Rose October 3, 2018 at 5:46 AM You name some pretty good singers here. Talent is ageless I say, nice poem, Kai, have a great day.